Las Monjas complex

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The Las Monjas complex is a notable architectural group at the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá, distinguished by its intricate Puuc-style buildings and ceremonial structures.

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instanceOf Maya architectural group ⓘ
architectural complex ⓘ
access connected to other groups at Chichén Itzá by sacbeob (causeways) ⓘ
architecturalStyle Puuc style ⓘ
associatedWithStyle Chenes-influenced elements ⓘ
Puuc mosaic façade decoration ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalContext Maya civilization ⓘ
currentUse archaeological site open to visitors ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) ⓘ
governedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
hasBuildingType palace-type structure ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
elite residence ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Spanish term "Las Monjas" meaning "The Nuns" ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure Akab Dzib building at Chichén Itzá ⓘ
Caracol (observatory) at Chichén Itzá ⓘ
hasPart Las Monjas main palace building ⓘ
annex building known as La Iglesia ⓘ
ceremonial structures ⓘ
platforms ⓘ
residential or administrative rooms ⓘ
small temple on upper terrace ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
various courtyards ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza" ⓘ
locatedIn Chichén Itzá ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
Yucatán state ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
notableFor elaborate geometric patterns ⓘ
highly decorated roof combs and cornices ⓘ
intricate stone mosaic façades ⓘ
mask panels of the rain god Chaac ⓘ
orientation organized around internal courtyards ⓘ
partOf ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá ⓘ
linked to: Chichén Itzá
region Northern Maya Lowlands ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands
religiousAffiliation ancient Maya religion ⓘ
researchedBy Alfred M. Tozzer ⓘ
Sylvanus G. Morley ⓘ
various 20th-century Maya archaeologists ⓘ
timePeriod Early Postclassic period ⓘ
Terminal Classic period ⓘ
tourism popular attraction within Chichén Itzá archaeological zone ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1988 ⓘ

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La Iglesia → partOf → Las Monjas complex ⓘ
Las Monjas (The Nunnery) → hasPart → North Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex
Las Monjas (The Nunnery) → hasPart → South Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex
Las Monjas (The Nunnery) → hasPart → West Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex